What festivals will Vitebsk region surprise you with? From extreme sports to potato dishes
"Thanks to its rich cultural heritage, the region hosts a large number of various events. There are 13 international festivals, four republican and over 40 regional events held in the region. The most famous of them are "Cranes and Cranberries of Miory Region", "Braslav Dawns", the medieval culture festival "The Sword of Brachislav", Viva Braslav," Svetlana Astanina noted.
She also spoke about the events that will take place this year in the Vitebsk region. "For the third time, the extreme sports festival "Extreme Breakthrough" will be held in the Ushachi district. Last year, compared to the previous one, it gathered four times more visitors. The festival is spectacular and interesting for both children and adults. It is a young but quite promising event," the specialist pointed out.
Another young festival, which will be held in August in the Postavy district for the second time, is "Special, like everyone". "It will be organized on the basis of the 'Ozerki' sports and tourist complex for people with disabilities. Applications for the festival are already starting to come in," said Svetlana Astanina. "Also, many festive events are held on the basis of this complex - New Year's, Christmas, Easter, Kupala, etc.".
In addition, a large regional festival of potato dishes, "Bulba - Kartoshka - Potatoes", will be held in August.
The government, under the state program "Belarus is Hospitable", has approved a subprogram for the development of tourism in the Vitebsk Lake District for 2023-2025. It includes seven districts. "Within the framework of the subprogram, the environmental festival 'Osvye Rosy' is planned to be held in the Verkhnedvinsk district," she added.